Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Adjusted EBITDA

The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as income from operations plus depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, impairment charges, acquisition costs and gains on asset sales as presented below (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Adjusted EBITDA:
Americas	$	292,101		$	202,131		$	748,871		$	581,619
EMEA	146,464			121,468			417,640			366,412
Asia-Pacific	111,754			96,443			320,690			272,952
Total adjusted EBITDA	550,319			420,042			1,487,201			1,220,983
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense	(277,719		)	(215,370		)	(749,118		)	(631,242		)
Stock-based compensation expense	(45,654		)	(42,473		)	(129,602		)	(116,311		)
Acquisition costs	(2,083		)	(12,505		)	(31,510		)	(64,635		)
Impairment charges	—			(7,698		)	—			(7,698		)
Gains on asset sales	—			27,945			—			33,187
Income from continuing operations	$	224,863		$	169,941		$	576,971		$	434,284

Segment Disclosures

The Company also provides the following additional segment disclosures (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Revenues:
Americas	$	596,538	$	425,142	$	1,566,593	$	1,243,007
EMEA	338,833		301,250		976,624		869,715
Asia-Pacific	216,890		198,284		624,990		556,620
Total	$	1,152,261	$	924,676	$	3,168,207	$	2,669,342
Depreciation and amortization:
Americas	$	151,072	$	81,724	$	363,341	$	236,385
EMEA	75,276		79,292		230,406		237,846
Asia-Pacific	52,063		53,809		156,456		153,179
Total	$	278,411	$	214,825	$	750,203	$	627,410
Capital expenditures:
Americas	$	151,310	$	147,328	$	465,424	$	346,817
EMEA	112,578		79,585		347,647		223,440
Asia-Pacific	56,346		52,564		132,977		156,787
Total	$	320,234	$	279,477	$	946,048	$	727,044

Segment Long-Lived Assets

The Company's long-lived assets are located in the following geographic areas as of (in thousands):

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Americas	$	4,399,846	$	3,339,518
EMEA	2,933,406		2,355,943
Asia-Pacific	1,672,919		1,503,749
Total long-lived assets	$	9,006,171	$	7,199,210

Revenue Information on Services Basis

Revenue information on a services basis is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Colocation	$	842,680	$	678,959	$	2,316,433	$	1,958,582
Interconnection	179,544		137,501		493,288		397,147
Managed infrastructure	63,278		55,146		176,080		156,302
Other	3,531		5,400		11,720		12,901
Recurring revenues	1,089,033		877,006		2,997,521		2,524,932
Non-recurring revenues	63,228		47,670		170,686		144,410
Total	$	1,152,261	$	924,676	$	3,168,207	$	2,669,342